Updates

Key Highlights of the Proposed 2023 Appropriation Bill

October 12, 2022/United Capital Research Last week, the President, Muhammadu Buhari, presented the 2023 Appropriation Bill before the two chambers of the National Assembly. According to the bill, aggregate national expenditure for the period totals N20.5tn, up 19.9% from the N17.1tn proposed in 2022. Correspondingly, the oil benchmark was raised […]

IOSCO issues regulatory measures to address increasing risks and challenges from digitalisation of retail marketing and distribution

October 12, 2022/IOSCO The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published measures that members should consider when determining their policy and enforcement approaches to retail online offerings and marketing. The measures outlined in the Final Report on Retail Distribution and Digitalisation aim to assist IOSCO members […]

Global Financial Stability Risks Have Increased Amid a Series of Cascading Shocks

October 11, 2022/IMF Chapter 1 analyzes the policy response of central banks to high inflation, the risks of a disorderly tightening of financial conditions, and debt distress among emerging and frontier markets. Markets have been extremely volatile, and a deterioration in market liquidity appears to have amplified price moves. In […]